by Peter Dziedzic
In early February, a story emerged out of Stone Park, Illinois, that a new strip club is being built next to a convent of Roman Catholic nuns. The strip club – to be named “Get It” and to offer forms of adult entertainment – is still [...]
Religious Freedom USA’s Co-Director Frank Fredericks represented RFUSA at a press conference of religious leaders speaking out against the NYPD’s practice of surveillance on Muslims. Frank shared the following:
I am not eager to shame the NYPD. In fact, it pains me greatly to do so. When we at Religious Freedom USA came together to [...]
National and New York Religious leaders Denounce NYPD
Profiling of Muslims on 10th Anniversary of Anti Profiling Law
Who: Diverse Religious & Community Leaders
Where: Christ Chapel, Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive New York, 10027
When: 12 noon Tuesday March 13, 2012
NYPD’s latest move to secretly monitor the movements and activities of members of Muslim Student Associations seems to be almost an act of desperation. From spying on Muslim citizens to training police officers using a dangerous film, and now this… when will NYPD learn that there have to be better ways to counter [...]
by Daniel Tutt, Bio
Over the last month, multiple scandals have leaked that show the extent to which the NYPD has violated the civil liberties of thousands of New York Muslims under the banner of counterterrorism efforts. Protecting the homeland must remain central in all of our policing and intelligence-gathering efforts, but it should [...]
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